The last few things I needed to do before the Presentation was sewing in the fur to the jacket. That was a rough night because fur is a difficult fabric to sew with since it’s hard to see what you are doing or where the seam is being placed. I sewed it onto the inside of the collar, and the inseam. I found it hard to make sure that the sewing line was lined up with the hems that I already made. After putting it all together I really enjoied what it looked like and how it turned out. I added small detales such as vynal leather lineing that I lazer cut and glued on that just added more texture and layers to the peice. 

What I want in my piece is to be androgynous in its gender expression and form. With a lot of the fashion pieces I make, I want gender expressions and forms to be out of the question but what looks best for the piece to be the primary look for my outfit? I loved a cropped look and how much shape it brings to the piece but I wanted larger sleeves to accentuate a strong form and pose. Some of my inspiration was western suede leather jackets. Through research and Pinterest boards of my inspiration, I found that the Western aesthetic overlaps a lot with indigenous aesthetics leading to my discovery that both aesthetics and ideas overlap within history. I didn’t want to make something that was indigenous or to appropriate that aesthetic since the mood I wanted was something more flamboyant rather than historic. I want to exemplify a more true American Western type that would be modernized outside of time or place but with obvious inspiration. I want people to say how the jacket is perfectly flamboyant and simple.

One of the largest inspirations for making this was just for fun. I find that the best art and projects I make are always without solid purpose and too much reason as to the why in making it. I found that with less intense reasoning I am more free to make more interesting creative choices without pressure on what the object should be.